Inventor Tales

Thank you for sharing this, It was just what I was...

2012-05-25T06:09:46.637-07:00

Thank you for sharing this, It was just what I was looking for :)

Thanks, I'm not sure how the video got strippe...

2012-05-23T07:18:30.286-07:00

Thanks, I'm not sure how the video got stripped out, but it should all be fine now!

I'm afraid the video is missing...

2012-05-23T05:40:14.618-07:00

I'm afraid the video is missing...

Fast & easy... Thanks for that straightforward...

2012-05-23T05:39:21.104-07:00

Fast & easy... Thanks for that straightforward explanation!

We're getting close here! I haven't had to...

2012-05-13T08:52:11.544-07:00

We're getting close here! I haven't had too much time to play around with it, but I'm nearer now than I have been. I think I will play with the value "pos 1" has in the parts list to a property (maybe custom and exported) to add up all the lengths? Ex. pos 1 could be a 100x10mm plank, 1m long AND a 100x10 plank 50cm long? As long as the parts property for pos 1 = 100x10mm. Would probably not be a bad idea to create an additional parts list, one showing the individual lengths for cutting and another to show total running lengths of different sections for purchase purposes...Hmmmm
And if I drink enough coffee I could probaly get it to calculate the purchase prices for all the materials, divide it by a reasonable hourly rate and get the kids out cutting the grass and washing the car to pay for it? ;)
Great site, a thousand thanks for helping the likes of me get a little smarter!

Bill,Inventor Publisher 2013 is already out! ht...

2012-05-13T08:14:22.626-07:00

Bill,Inventor Publisher 2013 is already out!

http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/download/item?siteID=123112&id=14844314

Inventor 2013 is great - except I can't get Pu...

2012-05-13T01:22:16.284-07:00

Inventor 2013 is great - except I can't get Publisher 2012 to read any of the Assembly drawings - 'insert file failed' - is there a 2013 version of Publisher arriving soon?

One last thought on grouping (had an idea "sp...

2012-05-11T16:29:19.152-07:00

One last thought on grouping (had an idea "spark"). If you're grouping walls, floors, etc. by subassembly, you might try placing a "parts only" parts list.

It would also collect like components.

DreamCharger, I'm sorry but I didn't see t...

2012-05-11T12:06:31.584-07:00

DreamCharger, I'm sorry but I didn't see this post (It's not always easy for me to keep up with blog comments).

You might check the grouping settings, similar to Mark below:

http://wikihelp.autodesk.com/Inventor/enu/2012/Help/0073-Autodesk73/0611-Drawings611/0633-Drawing_633/0642-Parts_li642

It looks grouping, you can choose, or create a com...

2012-05-11T12:02:55.171-07:00

It looks grouping, you can choose, or create a common parameter that would "collect" similar components.

There's a link at wikihelp here.

http://wikihelp.autodesk.com/Inventor/enu/2012/Help/0073-Autodesk73/0611-Drawings611/0633-Drawing_633/0642-Parts_li642

As for your templates. You would create the "base" shape and save it in your template directory.

The Geeks at ECAD Inc have a nice video that shows how to add the parameters to the file and the part list.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luViJMQf3EI

...and I forgot to mention that I would make user ...

2012-05-11T03:03:52.927-07:00

...and I forgot to mention that I would make user defined templates for each profile, end extrude as necessary. The info for the parts list would show the cross-section dimensions and add the total lengths of all extrusions from the chosen template file. All help much appreciated :)

Bah, all the spaces got wiped out, but I'm sur...

2012-05-11T02:55:00.162-07:00

Bah, all the spaces got wiped out, but I'm sure you know how the parts list was supposed to look like...

This looks very close to something I'm having ...

2012-05-11T02:52:27.763-07:00

This looks very close to something I'm having trouble with. If I was for example going to build a play house for my kids, how do I get the parts list to display a total length for each material used? Example:

1 56 plank 100x15
Pos. Qty. Description

where 56m of this plank needs to be purchased for the cabin, regardless if it was used for the walls and floor, maybe the ceiling or roof

Unfortunately, Elmer, it could be a lot of things....

2012-05-10T09:16:03.181-07:00

Unfortunately, Elmer, it could be a lot of things. There's no easy way of saying "Check this, and it'll work."

It could be anything from a bad install or windows profile, video card or other hardware, something in the OS, etc.

You might try www.mcadforums.com, www.augi.com, or the Autodesk discussion groups to see if anyone else has encountered this.

Inventor keeps crashing on me when ever i try to e...

2012-05-09T16:01:22.428-07:00

Inventor keeps crashing on me when ever i try to emboss something any all ready downloaded some service pack, what could be the problem?

Guillaume, are you using the Copy from the SDK (So...

2012-05-04T01:36:21.981-07:00

Guillaume, are you using the Copy from the SDK (Software development kit), or Copy Component and selecting everything?

I'm just curious what your workflow is!

The tool "copy" can be used to copy a fu...

2012-05-02T13:53:22.221-07:00

The tool "copy" can be used to copy a full assembly with or without some parts, puting prefixes etc., really usefull when you don't have vault and you want a copy of something with new names easily (as design assistant but this tool is far better to rename files and keeping the files organised)

EACH SHEET HAVE A SAME SCALE???? ITY'S POSSIBL...

2012-04-27T04:07:21.756-07:00

EACH SHEET HAVE A SAME SCALE???? ITY'S POSSIBLE TO SET THE FIRST VIEW IN EACH SHEET AND IN ARCHITECTURAL UNIT?

AND IF I WANT IN 3/4"=1'-0" ???

2012-04-27T04:04:46.998-07:00

AND IF I WANT IN 3/4"=1'-0"
???

Anonymous, it sounds like the SQL instance was alr...

2012-04-24T13:13:36.648-07:00

Anonymous, it sounds like the SQL instance was already created.

If this is a new install (not an upgrade from a previous version of Vault), I'd remove the SQL instance and filestore (if it was created).

The ADMS precheck has links that will take you to the directions to fix that.

Hi Jonathan, the AutodeskVault already exists. p...

2012-04-24T09:45:51.152-07:00

Hi Jonathan,

the AutodeskVault already exists. please change it

is the first error I get after starting the install ad the power went down, so the install was not complete.. can you assist

jacoj@worldsview.co.za

"Save and Replace" is a slick workflow t...

2012-04-23T16:07:31.315-07:00

"Save and Replace" is a slick workflow to be sure. Although in this example I wasn't replacing my original. I needed it, as well as it's copy in the assembly.

Unless there's a workflow I've missed. I've learned enough to know I don't know it all. :-)

Agree "save and replace" is the best way...

2012-04-23T14:24:02.592-07:00

Agree "save and replace" is the best way to do for this example

I use "Save and Replace component" Drag ...

2012-04-23T04:24:42.188-07:00

I use "Save and Replace component"
Drag component from Browser tree then use
"Save and Replace component" i type new name...

Best Regards Johan

Check out the new ray tracing view I love the new...

2012-04-16T05:46:26.603-07:00

Check out the new ray tracing view

I love the new ray Tracing view
then its start width render level..0 1 2 .....

Johan